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Conference Topics

Physical and Chemical Photobiology

DNA damage and repair • Nanotechnology • Fluorescent probes • Upconversion particles • Phytochromes • Optogenetics • Photosensory receptors and circadian rhythms

Photodynamic Therapy, Clinical and Experimental

Antimicrobial PDT • Antiviral PDT • Dentistry • Near infrared PDT • Drug delivery, Novel light sources • New photosensitizers, theranostics • Nitric oxide in PDT • Combination therapies • Nanoparticles • Resistance mechanisms in cancer • Photodynamic disinfection

Photomedicine, Clinical and Experimental

Photomedical aspects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 • Photosensitization • Psoralens • Photosensitivity diseases • Porphyrias • Photodermatology • Phototherapy and photodiagnostics • Imaging • Pigmentation, melanocytes and melanoma • Photopharmacology • Photocarcinogenesis • Photochemical internalization • Photoimmunology • Photoageing • Sunscreens • Positive health effects of UV • Vision and ocular photomedicine

Plant Photobiology

Plant photoreceptors • Photosynthesis • Light harvesting • Plant growth and development • Photobiology of non-flowering plants, circadian rhythms

Environmental Photobiology

Ozone, sunlight and climate change • Influence of UV on ecosystems • Solar energy and biofuels